> I agree with Doug.
> If people only raised the number of children they were able
> to support &
> nuture AND everyone one was in a position to know that
> number AND if
> everyone was able to ensure they didn't have more than
> that number, we would
> end up with the appropriate world population, and far less
> suffering.
> What's more a lot of people are probably well off today
> because their
> parents and grand parents made good decisions about the
> number of offspring
> they could support.
> Regards,
> Wayne.
if only people who could afford to reproduce did, who would do all the work?
certainly not paris hilton!~)
the present generation of young adults have a sense of entitlement and
completely different work ethic than my parents who survived the depression and
came from large families.
my granfather needed every one of his surviving children to work the farm in
olds, alberta, canada. the house he built for his family at the end of the
19th century is now a historical monument.
my father helped build the grand coulee dam and worked two jobs most of his
adult life. you do not see this sort of work ethic from today's kids who often
live in their parents' basement and spend their disposable income on fashion,
video games, and entertainment, etc.
after i served in the navy my youth was misspent pursuing sex, drugs and rock &
roll. gas was cheap and the power of the dollar made it possible for me to
work six months after college and save enough to travel the world for three
years. then i fathered a child in 1972 and suddenly woke up to the
responsibility of adulthood. that responsibility was all i could handle until
my son was grown. at 36 he still has not fathered a child.
jon
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